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Die Macassar-biblioteek bied leessessies, speletjies envideo-vertonings gedurende die September-skoolvakan-sie om kinders besig te hou. Hier lees biblioteekvrywilli-ger, Cornelia Wiggles (middel agter) ’n storie aan dieentoesiastiese kinders. By Wiggles is bibliotekaris Jero-me Cupido en Gaylene Rossouw; voor is Carlin Rossouw,die tweeling Jade en Jayden Williams en Rafieka Harris.

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Crime stats: murders decreaseDALEEN FOUCHÉ

By addressing and curbing rob-beries, theLwandlepolicealsoad-dressed the high number of mur-ders in the police precinct.

This is according to station com-mander of the Lwandle Police, LtColonel Siwiwe Sometsewu.Minister of Police, Nathi Mtheth-

wa released the crime statistics onThursday 19 September.For the period April 2012 toMarch

2013, therewerea totalof 38murders,a drop from the 48 murders reportedfrom April 2011 to March 2012.Sometsewu says many murders

were linked to robberies andvigilan-

te retaliation. He says the station’sactiveattempt tocurbrobberiesvigi-lante behaviour contributed to thedownward trend in murders.Sometwewu, however, says a fac-

tor that contributed to the numberof murders, common assault and as-sault with intention to do grievousbodily harm (GBH) was a spike ingang violence, especially in schools,late last year and early this year.Sometwewusays thepolice station

was ably assisted by the CommunityPolicing Forum, who created a com-mittee to address gang violencewithgreat success. SinceMarch therehasnot been a single incident of gang-re-lated violence in the Lwandle polic-ing precinct.

In Macassar, however, murdershave increased in the past year. Lastyear, there was a total of nine mur-ders inMacassar,while statistics forthe period April 2012 to March 2013indicate therewere13murders intheMacassar polic-ing precinct.Station com-

mander of theMacassar Police,Lt Colonel ErrolMerkeur, saysmany of the murders in Macassarwere alcohol-related.In their attempts to address this is-

sue, the Macassar Police raid illegalshebeens on a weekly basis. He saysthat there is no gang activity in Ma-

cassar and none of the murders aregang-related.“All incidents are isolated and not

part of organised crime.”According to the latest statistics,

there were 283 burglaries at residen-tial areas in theMacassar polic-ing precinct.Merkeur at-tributes thisnumber to thedrug problem in

thearea.Therewere457drug-relatedcases opened at Macassar police sta-tion. According to Africa Check, anon-profit organisation that pro-motes accuracy, an increase in drug-related crimes indicate “intensified

police activity”, rather than an indi-cation of increased drug crimes. Thecommunityreportsmanydrug-relat-ed activities, which the police followup. Merkeur thanked the communi-ty for their input.Altogether 590 drug-related cases

were opened in theLwandle policingprecinct, an increase from the 467cases in the previous year.Sometwewu says this statistic re-flects theinputof theLwandlePolice.He said with the help of informationsupplied by the community, Broad-lands Village which was previouslya drughaven, nowhasminimal drugactivity. Read more about the Hel-derberg crime statistics in Thurs-day’s edition of the DistrictMail.

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Want to dance?Join Dance StarsIf being skilled in the art of ballroom andLatin American dancing has always been adream of yours, free dance lessons are upfor grabs for a month from 16 September.Murray Horn from Dance Stars Helder-

berg is offering a month worth of dance les-sons to the public.“There is no obligation afterwards and

everyone is welcome to attend. The only‘catch’ is, you must bring along one or moreitems that can be donated to the homeless,a children’s home or to animals in Helder-berg,” said Horn.A tin of food, a blanket, clothes or toyswill

be appreciated and people can join any timefrom 16 September to 17 October.Hornwill start teachingbeginner steps for

everyone to feel comfortablebefore teachingthe fancy stuff. A fun dance-off will be heldat the end of the month for those who dareto and prizes for themost improved and beststep, etc. will be up for grabs.Classes takeplace onTuesdays andThurs-

days from 19:00–21:00 in the Boat AnglingClub, Harbour Island, Gordon’s Bay.For more information phone Horn on 084

434 5490.SKOOL BEDERF BEJAARDES: Die Marvin Park Primêre skool in Macassar het onlangs komberse aan Zandvliet Tehuis geskenk. Op die foto is van die leerlingeen hul onderwysers met van die inwoners, van voor links, Katriena Losper, James Dami, Muriel Williams, Sarah Hector en Beatrice Fairbairn.

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Nomzamo gets a formal taxi rankDALEEN FOUCHÉ

Construction on the proposed upgrade ofthe Nomzamo taxi rank inMichael Streetis set to start early next year andwill pro-vide the first formal taxi rank forNomza-mo residents.

Ward Councillor Samual Matha, says thecurrent taxi rank was built as a temporarytaxi rank and is only an open piece of landwith no facilities.In the 2006–2007 financial year a proposed

upgrade of the facility was approved by theCity of Cape Town, but was never executed.

Matha says a revised proposal for the taxirank upgrade was approved by the City ofCape Town last year. An additional R5,5 mil-lion has been requested for the constructionbudget.Currently the project has an approved

budget of R5 million, but after a revised de-sign, endorsed by the project managementteam, the required budget is R10,5 million.According to a report, submitted to sub-

council 8, a motivation for the additionalfunding has been submitted to the PublicTransport Infrastructure and SystemsGrant(PTSIG), which is the approved fundingsource for theproject.Confirmationof thead-

justed budget is expected in January 2014.Construction is set to start early next year,

with a construction period of about ninemonths.The newly constructedMacassar taxi rank

was completed in August this year. Accord-ing to Councillor John Heuvel, theMacassartaxi rank which was officially opened on 18September, was funded by theDepartment ofTransport which gave R6,5milion over threefinancial years.Heuvel says the renovated taxi rank is

more formal and includes bathroom facili-ties.The design of the Nomzamo taxi rank in-

cludes public transport lanes, pedestrianwalkways and an urban forecourt, intendedas a community meeting place. The designfurther includes six structures for eateriesand a designated area for informal traders.Parkingbays, roadsandwalkwaysnext to thetaxi-rank will be rebuilt.In line with the City of Cape Town’s Envi-

ronmentalAgenda,greenbuildingprincipleswill be adopted where financially viable, in-cluding solar panels for energy generation.Matha says the upgraded taxi rank will

make the life of Nomzamo residents “mucheasier” and create jobs for unskilled labour-ers during the construction phase. The Nomzamo taxi rank will be upgraded at an estimated cost of R10,5 million. PHOTO: DELIAH BRINKHUIS

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ARRESTS AFTER HOUSEBREAK-ING: The Lwandle Police confiscat-ed stolen goods in Asanda Villagelast week. According to policespokesperson Constable Mthoko-zisi Gama, police were investigat-ing a housebreaking case in Nom-zamo where an LCD television andthree cellphones were stolen. Theirinvestigation led them to a housein Asanda Village where TV’s, lap-tops, DVD players and cellphoneswere among the items discovered.A boltcutter was also found whichpolice believemay have been usedto gain access to the propertiesthat were burgled. Three suspects(19–21) were arrested for house-breaking and a 26-year-old manfor the possession of stolen goods.From the left are the teamof detec-tives that made the arrests: con-stables Babalwa Ncetelo,Thandokazi Base, Bongekile Nt-sontso and Zimasa Nungu.

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Girlfriend’s murderersentenced to 12 yearsLwandle resident, Vuyani Sitye-bi was sentenced to 12 years im-prisonment on Wednesday 11September.

The 30-year-old man was foundguilty of murdering his 24-year-oldgirlfriendon29October2012bystab-bing her.According to Lwandle spokesper-

son, ConstableMtokozisi Gama, thecouple had had an argument afterwhich thewomanwasstabbed threetimes in the chest.Gamasaidwhenpolicearrivedon

the scene shortly afterwards theyfound the knife still lodged in thewoman’s body.According to Gama the investiga-

tion was complicated as the neigh-

bours, who had heard the woman’sscreams on the afternoon of hermurder were the only witnesses.The investigating officer, Detec-

tiveSergeantMariusErasmus, had,however, succeeded in collectingDNA evidence from the suspect’sblood-stained clothes and finger-prints that were found on the knifewhich linked him with the murder.

CounselcoursesThe Ruach Counsel-ling Centre in Somer-set West started theirbasic counsellingcourse on 3 Septem-ber.Although the

courseispresentedbyprofessionals, it is nota complete course forqualification as acounsellor.The Boundaries

Course by doctorsHenry Cloud andJohn Townsend willalso be presentedfrom 3 October.These courses are

open to all, but be-causeoflimitedspace,it will be filled on afirst come basis. Thecentre is run from thepremises of the Meth-odist Church in Coro-nation Avenue.Formore informationphoneWendyColesat021 852 8176 or e-mailthecounsellingcentreat ruachcounselling-centre@gmail.com.

BiblioteekopgeknapDie Suider-Strand-bi-blioteek sal van 10Ok-tober tot 9 Novembergesluitwees.Die bibli-oteek sal binne geverfword en verdere ver-beterings sal aange-bring word. Dit sal op11Novemberheropen.Die publiek kan vanStrand-en Gordons-baai-biblioteke ge-bruik maak.Vir die hernu van

boeke: bel 021 850 4174of 021 854 5500.

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Gratis testamente inTestamenteweekSuid-Afrikanerskanweervan 7 tot11 Oktober die geleentheid kry om’n gratis testament te laat optrek.Prokureurswat aan die nasiona-

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Community Solution Intact (CSI) het op Sater-dag 1 September ’n Lente- en Pretdag in dieHel-derberg Park vir die plaaslike kinders gehou.

CSI is ’n gemeenskapsorganisasie wat hom be-ywervirveiligheidensekuriteit indieStrand,veralomkindersuit dieklouevanbendes enalkohol-mis-bruik te hou. Tydens dié geleentheid het sers. Ni-klaas Thysen van die Somerset-Wes-polisie ’n TaiChi-demonstrasie gehou. Personeellede van OldMutual het ook ’n stalletjie opgerig en die kindersoor studielenings ingelig. CSI hou ook elke Woens-dag ’n sopkombuis in Helderberg Park en alle kin-ders is welkom. Bel CSI-voorsitter William Youngby 076 885 7967 vir meer inligting.

Van links isMichelle Robyntjies (OldMutual),William Young (voorsit-ter, CSI), Edwina Adonis (Old Mutual) en Sers. Niklaas Thysen.

Sers. Niklaas Thysen tydens sy Tai Chi demonstrasie in Helderberg-park.

Kinders leer van Tai ChiM-Help’s AGMTheM-HELP (Macassar-Help Em-power Local People) organisationwill hold its annual general meet-ing on Tuesday 1 October.The meeting will take place at

the Calvyn Protestant Church inFah Street, Macassar and willstart at 13:00.For more information please

phone Aat van der Leij on 073 3398033.

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Police helpful when car broke downPolice helpful when car broke downI was filling up our Mercedes at the BP ServiceStation onMain Road – opposite Virgin Active,on Tuesday evening, 20 August, around 20:00when my husband called to tell me our Hondahad overheated and broken downwhile drivingup the Macassar off-ramp off the N2, travellingtowards Somerset West. As he could not raiseour mechanic on his mobile, he asked if I couldcome and help tow the car home.Onapproachingtheoff-ramp, Inoticedtwopo-

lice vehicles with their blue lights flashing.My heart skipped more than just one beat!Tomy relief,myhusbandwas standingunder

a street-lamp on the side of the road, with oneof the officers, waiting for me.As I was somewhat nervous of towing, espe-

cially at night, I asked if one of the officers couldpossibly assist us in towing our car home.

They all readily agreed and assisted with fit-tingthesteeltow-rope,escortingus,andsteeringthe Honda home behind my husband and I.To facilitate towing on Wednesday, we were

planning to leave the car on the roadside over-night, as we have a rather steep driveway intoour garage. Once again the officers advisedagainst it, informingus that car theft, especiallythis particular sought-after model, was on theincrease in our area at present. Many thanksonce again to them for advising and informingus. We would like to go on record in expressingour sincere gratitude most specifically to War-rant Officers Strydom, Hattingh, Vercuil, andConstableMichaels. They were extremely help-ful, very courteous, and all went more than justthatextramiletohelpus.Keepupthegoodwork.

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Enjoy Heritage Day!Enjoy public holiday

It’s Braai Day and Heritage Day today(Tuesday 24 September). Enjoy the public holi-day, until the next ones on 16, 25 and 26 Decem-ber. Anonymous

Rape Crisisin crisisRape Crisis Helderberg needs help to keep itssafehouse open.According to RapeCrisisHelderberg direc-

tor, Reinette Evans, the house has since itsestablishment empowered rape survivors toheal and continue their lives successfully.The home serves as a place of safety and

healing for victims of rape, incest, sexual as-sault, domestic and physical abuse. Evanssays the safe house has accommodatedmoth-ers and their children subject to space availa-bility and the particular situation.Here survivors of rape are encouraged to

be part of regular healing therapy convenedby the centre. Evans says the house has upto now been able to accommodate six peopleat a time with mothers and their childrenwhenspacepermittedthis.Rapesurvivorsre-ceive 24 hour counselling by the centre’scounsellors, clothing as well as 24 hourmedi-cal expertise from local doctors at theHelder-berg Hospital while legal matters are attend-ed to by counsellors and a lawyer.Anyonewho can support the safehouse can

contact Helderberg Rape Crisis director Rei-nette Evans on 083 484 9409 or fundraiser Col-leen Louw on 021 852 5620 or email help@cri-siscentre.org.za or info@crisiscentre.org.za

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Year 17 • Dinsdag 24 September 2013 | Tel. 021 853 0211

Lwandle bodybuilders on their way to nationalsFive bodybuilders from Lwandle willbe competing in theSouthAfricanNa-tional Bodybuilding Championshipsto be held in Bellville on 5 October.

This follows after Thobelani Ngxongx-ela, Khangelani Siyephu, LuyandaMkontwana, Thandixolo Phumangeneand Nikelo Mpana participated in theWestern Province (WP) BodybuildingChampionships, held at the Bellville Civ-ic Centre on 14 September.They also secured places as the top

threecontestants in their respectivecate-gories: Ngxongxela was placed second inthe middleweight category, Siyephu sec-ond in the lightweight category andMkontwana who was awarded title ofsportsman of the year at the City of CapeTown’s Regional Sport and RecreationAwards last year was placed third in thelight heavyweight category. Phuman-gene claimed first place in the light heav-yweight category andMpanawas secondin Bantamweight category.Asthewinnerinhiscategory,Phuman-

gene also competed in the overall catego-ry.However, his competitor David Khaya

from the Langa Sport Complex proved tobe just too tough.These men are among the many who

makeuseofSkwekweGymnasiumsituat-ed in the Lwandle township to preparefor sporting competitions. The gym,which is a renovated building that used

to be a bar in the 80s and 90s, was estab-lished in 2000. The bar was used by thehostel dwellers who were labour mi-grants seeking employment in the citiesuntil it burnt down in 1993 and remainedunused for many years.The complex was named Skwenkwe

Gymnasium after a political activist alsofromLwandle townshipwhowas gunneddown in 1998. Participants of other sport-ing codes such as weightlifting, judo, ka-

rate, boxingandbasketball alsomadeuseof Skwekwe Gymnasium. However, dueto a lack of support most sporting codeshad since collapsed with bodybuildingand boxing the only codes remaining ac-tive.Therefore, themenwould liketoappeal

to everyone who can render some finan-cial assistance (for equipment and re-pairs, etc.) to please phone BulelaniMkontwana on 083 201 1589.Luyanda Mkontwana and Thandixolo Phumangene

Lwandle bodybuilders (from left) Thobelani Ngxongxela, Khangelani Siyephu, LuyandaMkontwana,Thandixolo Phumangene and Nikelo Mpana.